Archive for February, 2021

Come on, JT…

With each passing day, the chances of 36-year-old third baseman Justin Turner returning to the Dodgers in 2021 are rapidly declining. In fact, there is an excellent chance that ship has already sailed … right around the time he and his agent Greg Genske of VaynerBaseball Agency were demanding a four-year deal; this after Dodgers President […]

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Did the Dodgers Blink?

2020 National League Cy Young award winner Trevor Bauer is a Dodger … a very-highly-compensated Dodger. Apparently, there is a physical to be taken and passed, contractual details to be documented by attorneys, and final approval from Major League Baseball. The team must then open a spot on their 40-man roster before the deal is […]

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Was There Ever Really a Doubt That Trevor Bauer Would Be a Dodger?

Hindsight being 20/20 and all, it’s easy for Dodger fans to say that there was never really any doubt that 30-year-old Southern California native and 2020 National League Cy Young award winner Trevor Bauer was going to be a Dodger. Oh sure, one can argue that the outspoken right-hander, who was born in North Hollywood, […]

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Should Dodgers Acquire Keston Hiura?

Who is Keston Hiura? A question some Dodgers fans may ask, wondering why his name has not surfaced earlier during the Hot Stove Chatter; neither as a free agent nor a trade target. The 24-year old, right hand hitting Hiura has been the Milwaukee Brewers second baseman since mid-season 2019, when he burst onto the […]

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Dodgers Broadcaster Jorge Jarrín Announces Retirement

Dodgers broadcaster Jorge Jarrín, son of legendary Hall of Fame broadcaster Jaime Jarrín, announced his retirement on Thursday afternoon following nine seasons of calling games in Spanish on both radio and television and 17 years with the organization. Jarrín joined the Dodger organization in 2004 as the club’s Manager of Radio Broadcast Sales and Hispanic […]

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Where Were You One Year Ago Today?

February 4, 2020 – It was a Tuesday morning in the City of Angels roughly one month before the worst pandemic the world has seen in over 100 years ‘officially’ broke out. Here’s what it was and how we first learned about it: It would soon prove to be the biggest trade of the Dodgers […]

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‘Sure As I’m Standing Here…’

As Dodger fans wait patiently – or impatiently – to learn whether or not 36-year-old beloved Long Beach, CA native Justin Turner will return as their team’s everyday third baseman for 2021 (and beyond), we’ve had a lot of time to think about a lot of things while being held hostage in our respective homes […]

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‘Flabbergasted’

  *  *  *   Former Female MLB Reporter Tells It Like It Is   *  *  *   As most baseball fans know by now, several top baseball executives and coaches have been fired recently for some horrific comments and even unwanted sexual advances towards female reporters and team staff members. But what many baseball fans […]

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Are Dodgers Being Forced into Plan-B?

Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association are once again at loggerheads. This has become standard operating procedure for these two antagonists who, by all appearances, are willing to tear the goose asunder rather than share its Golden Egg. MLB submitted a proposal to the players union on Friday, January 29, that […]

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Players Reject Manfred’s Offer and He Concedes … For Now

As expected, the Major League Baseball Players Association overwhelmingly rejected MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred’s proposal for a one-month delay in starting Spring Training and a modified 154-game 2021 season on Monday, doing so without offering a counterproposal. Surprisingly, not only did Manfred not push the matter any further, he actually backed down from it, issuing […]

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